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Author Archive: Chad Reynolds

Suburban Saturday: This 1960 Suburban Project Needs Wrapping Up But Will Be One Hell Of A Cruiser When Finished.

I’ve said it a jillion times, buying someone’s old project can be a hell of a deal if you make the right deal on the right project. This just might be one of those right projects. At just...

This Hydraulic Welding Table Build Is An Awesome, And Useful, Addition To The Shop!

Welding tables make me happy. Seriously, I love them. I love it when shops have old ones with 1/2 thick tops on them that weigh so much that they came with the building. I love the new trend toward...

This 1970 Monte Carlo Is One Bad Ass Street Machine! LS Swapped And Ready To Rock, We Think You Need This!

Wouldn’t this make the perfect Valentine’s gift? I bet you the guy selling it would even throw in a heart-shaped box of chocolates and some roses if you wanted. But who needs all that...

The Unimog Expedition Vehicle Build Continues! It Has To Come Apart Before It Can Go Back Together. But First, A Little Camping Trip As Is.

When we first started following this project, I told you that a Unimog has always been on my list of off-road wants. They are super cool, have amazingly well thought out technology, and yet are as...

New Cast Aluminum Bellhousings For All Chevrolet Engines, Straight From Lakewood

It makes me laugh that at no point in history has it been easier to put a stick shift into a car that didn’t come with one originally, while all the OEM domestic builders are phasing out stick...

Oppose This Bill! Minnesota Reintroduces Bill To Increase Ethanol In Gasoline. Speak Out Here!

What the hell?! For some reason, states like Minnesota keep wanting to add more Ethanol to their gasoline, and yet every gas station on the planet seems to want to put less and less Ethanol in their...

Ian Johnson’s Willys Wagon Is Going To Be One Awesome Ride. Check Out The Progress Right Here.

We started sharing the videos from Ian Johnson’s Willys Wagon build last week because its a project we really like the direction on. This thing will be a family wheeling machine, but is being...

Tim Strange Installs The New QA1 Coil Over Conversion On The Front Of His OBS Chevy Truck.

Yesterday we shared the install video where Tim Strange of Strange Motion, along with friend Ryan Harris, installed the complete torque arm coil over suspension system on the back of Tim’s shop...

Learn How To Bead Roll With Finnegan! He Brings Jamey Jordan In To Give Him A Personal How To.

Bead rolling is something I have only done a couple of times in my life, and never for more than a couple ribs to strengthen a floppy panel. If I owned a bead roller, that might be different, but...

Junkyard Crawling With Richard Holdener. What Kind Of Speed Parts Will He Find?

I love crawling around the wrecking yard, like most car guys, but I have to say that going to the junkyard with Richard is always an extra treat. Especially the wrecking yard he’s going through...

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This Chrysler New Yorker Is A Survivor, Cruiser Greatness, And You Can Get It For Less Than $10,000! Power Tour Perfection Right Here.

I’m not a big MOPAR fan, but there is something about a big Chrysler that just does it for me and this New Yorker is no exception. It’s got a bit of patina on the top, but overall this...

Tim Strange At Strange Motion Installs QA1’s OBS 99-98 Chevy Truck Coil Over Rear Suspension

OBS trucks are all the rage right now, which comes as no surprise to those of us that have been OBS fans since back in the day. Tim Strange is one of the OG OBS guys, so it should come as no surprise...

Just When You Think There Isn’t Anything That Hasn’t Been LS Swapped, These Guys LS Swap A Jet Ski. Yes, Yes, Yes!

Jet Ski, personal watercraft, whatever you want to call them they are a riot to go scooting across the water on and they tend to put a smile on anyone’s face who’s ever sat on one. Over...

Yes Please! Look At This DIY Hydraulic Bench Vise Build! Clamping Stuff Has Never Been More Fun Or Faster!

Vices are one of the more useful tools in the workshop, and come in all shapes and sizes to do all kinds of things. But with rare exception most vices require you to hold the piece you want to clamp...